Table 4 Baseline characteristics of the study participants
Variable | Control group (N = 282) | Intervention group (N = 272) |
|---|---|---|
Child | ||
Sex (%) | ||
Male | 55.3 | 54.6 |
Female | 44.7 | 45.6 |
Age (months), mean + SD | 3.22 + 1.4 | 3.21 + 1.48 |
Maternal | ||
Age (months), mean + SD | 27.2 + 5 | 28.05 + 4.8 |
Educational status (%) | ||
Attended formal education | 23.8 | 19.4 |
No formal education | 76.2 | 80.6 |
Occupation (%) | ||
Farmer | 12.1 | 10.8 |
Housewife | 87.9 | 89.2 |
Marital status (%) | ||
Single | 2.1 | 1.8 |
Married | 93.6 | 94.6 |
Divorced | 3.1 | 2.6 |
Widowed | 1.1 | 1 |
Parity (%) | ||
Primiparous | 16.7 | 19.8 |
Multiparous | 83.3 | 80.2 |
Perception of child’s weight (%) | ||
Large | 26.6 | 28.9 |
Medium | 48.6 | 45.6 |
Small | 24.5 | 25.3 |
ANC visit (%) | ||
Yes | 73.4 | 71.4 |
No | 26.6 | 28.6 |
Place of delivery (%) | ||
Home | 63.5 | 64.8 |
Health facility | 36.5 | 35.2 |
PNC checkup (%) | ||
Yes | 27 | 22.7 |
No | 73 | 77.3 |
IYCF counseling (%) | ||
Yes | 33 | 30.4 |
No | 67 | 69.6 |
Knowledge score on CFP, mean + SD | 6.35 + 1.86 | 6.33 + 1.66 |
Attitude score on CFP, mean + SD | 5.55 + 2 | 5.76 + 1.65 |
Household | ||
Family size, mean + SD | 5.5 + 1.8 | 5.3 + 1.9 |
Possession of radio (%) | ||
Yes | 19.5 | 22 |
No | 80.5 | 78 |
Listens to seven solutions (%) | ||
Yes | 27.3 | 21.7 |
No | 72.7 | 78.3 |